EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 6, 2015--
SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SRDX), a leading provider of surface
modification and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the healthcare
industries, today announced that Susan E. Knight, a member of the board
since 2008, will assume the position of board chair, effective
immediately. She replaces Scott R. Ward, who has resigned, as has board
member Timothy S. Nelson. As reconstituted, the board now consists of
six members, five of whom are independent. There are also three
vacancies on the board. The board may seek to fill one or more of these
vacancies based on its determination regarding the appropriate size of
the board, its needs relative to the Company’s operations and strategy,
and other factors.
Said Knight, “I’m pleased to take on the role of board chair and look
forward to working even more closely with the strong SurModics
management team and the other board members. The company has a solid
strategy in place to drive growth in our core businesses, while
transforming the business through key initiatives, such as the SurModics
SurVeil drug-coated balloon.”
Ward and Nelson resigned over a disagreement regarding how to optimize
the working relationship between the Board and the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer. “We appreciate the service of Scott and Tim and wish
them well,” Knight continued.
Knight is the former senior vice president and chief financial officer
of Minneapolis-based MTS Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: MTSC), a leading
global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, a
position she held from 2011 until her retirement at the end of 2014. She
had been vice president and CFO at MTS since 2001. Prior to MTS, she
worked in various positions at Honeywell, Inc. from 1977 to 2001, last
serving as the chief financial officer of the global Home and Building
Controls division. Knight also was on the board of Plato Learning, Inc.
from 2006 until that public company was sold in 2010. She currently sits
on the board of the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation, in
addition to SurModics.
Said Gary Maharaj, SurModics CEO, “I’ve worked with Sue for more than
four years and have found her to be a strategic business leader with
deep expertise in growth-oriented international operations. She has many
years of experience working for public companies and serving on public
company boards. Sue will be a great leader for the board moving forward.”
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About SurModics, Inc.
SurModics partners with the world's leading and emerging medical device,
diagnostic and life sciences companies to develop and commercialize
innovative products designed to improve lives by enabling the detection
and treatment of disease. Our mission is to be a trusted partner to our
customers by providing the most advanced surface modification
technologies and in vitro diagnostic chemical components that
help enhance the well-being of patients. The company’s core offerings
include surface modification coating technologies that impart lubricity,
prohealing and biocompatibility characteristics and components for in
vitro diagnostic test kits and microarrays. SurModics’ strategy is
to build on the product and technical leadership within these fields,
and expand the core offerings to generate opportunities for longer term
sustained growth. SurModics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
For more information about the Company, visit www.surmodics.com.
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Source: SurModics, Inc.
SurModics, Inc.
Andy LaFrence, 952-500-7000
Vice President of
Finance and Chief Financial Officer
ir@surmodics.com
